Yesterday in London, I traveled with friends Blake Ludwig, Ann-Mari Freebairn and Alan Smith to film us meditating near the protest site at St Paul’s cathedral. With specially designed “Occupy Zero” sweatshirts the three of us sat down motionless in the midst of a chaotic and restless demonstration scene.

What happened then was really miraculous and unexpected. First of all, we all experienced in a similar way the sense of going very deep into stillness and ease very quickly when we sat down to meditate. It was like a magnetic pull compelling us to let go and be completely undefended in an unusually profound way. This seemed to cause somewhat of a scene in and of itself, as nearly everyone else was running around and quite agitated – the protest rally was just about to take off down the street as hundreds gathered forces at the steps of the cathedral. So the pure fact of being completely still caused us to stand out enormously! Apparently 20-25 people took photos of us during this relatively short sitting period as well. Secondly there was the very strong sense of community and good will amongst everyone there, even with the police. People were very interested in what we were doing, asking us what “Occupy Zero” was all about, and even wanting to know where to buy the tops we were wearing. This was a great opportunity to speak about meditation, the benefits of practising it for ourselves and the people around us, and also the 24-hour meditation marathon that EnlightenNext is hosting on 10th-11th December. [Read more →]